AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Brady notices after talking with his teacher about an exam that his heart is racing. Thinking back on the conversation, she concludes that he is angry with the teacher for grading his test unfairly. Applying the cognitive label of anger to his physical reaction best fits which of the following theories?
A
Cannon-Bard
B
James-Lange
C
two-factor
D
Zajonc’s emotional theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -James-Lange Theory They theorized that when a person faces a particular situation, their brain sends signals throughout the body that result in physical changes in response to the situation. The emotions people experience were believed to be a result of the physiological arousal that occurred beforehand.

Detailed explanation-2: -The facial feedback hypothesis suggests that individuals’ emotional experiences are influenced by their facial expressions. For example, smiling should typically make individuals feel happier, and frowning should make them feel sadder.

Detailed explanation-3: -The simplest theory of emotions, and perhaps the theory most representative of common sense, is that emotions are simply a class of feelings, differentiated by their experienced quality from other sensory experiences like tasting chocolate or proprioceptions like sensing a pain in one’s lower back.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion suggests that physical and emotional reactions to stimuli are experienced independently and at the same time.

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